Swinging Doors โ€” Visiting The Verdugo

Verdugo Bar is located in the Glassell Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles at 3408 Verdugo Road. Verdugo Road (along with Verdugo Canyon, Verdugo City, the Verdugo Hills, Verdugo Park, and the Verdugos region) is named after Josรฉ Marรญa Verdugo, Spanish soldier and landowner to whom Rancho San Rafael was granted in 1784. Andrew Glassell … Continue reading Swinging Doors โ€” Visiting The Verdugo

Swinging Doors — Footsies

Footsies is a bar in theย Cypress Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles. Iโ€™ve been going there with wavering semi-regularity for about 17 years โ€” as many as Iโ€™ve lived in Los Angeles. Online historic information about the bar is minimal and Iโ€™d love to fill it in more, so leave comments if you can help … Continue reading Swinging Doors — Footsies

Swinging Doors — Asian Bars of Los Angeles

I've heard Vietnamese and Koreans friends talk about how much Koreans and Vietnamese drink. More than once have I found myself drinking more than I should, egged on by Thai friends, Filipino family, and in one case a Japanese salaryman. No one drinks like Europeans, though, and Europeanย nations predictablyย occupy the top ten rankings ofย alcohol consumption … Continue reading Swinging Doors — Asian Bars of Los Angeles